Re: 2024 c.s.i.p.g.action Holiday Give-Away Day #0000000000000E

On Sat, 14 Dec 2024 16:17:02 -0500, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
wrote:

On Sat, 14 Dec 2024 15:57:39 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

* The Ascent
https://store.steampowered.com/app/979690/The_Ascent/

Ok, I have been looking at this one a bit closer and I changed my mind
on it. I like the setting. I like the graphics. It has RPG elements.
Steam reviews are good. I think I may enjoy this. I took it. I really
want to try it out.

You're going to have to do better than that. Ant is still two games in
the lead!

Quick, go back to the crappy games from the beginning of the month and
grab a few of those! C'mon, you _KNOW_ that you want "MathBlaster" and
"Paganitzu"! ;-)


As to "The Ascent", I have to admit I personally was underwhelmed.
It's gorgeous, undoubtedly, but that's its biggest selling point. The
gameplay is lacking. There's a lot of backtracking, and a good amount
of grind to level up. The fact that you're largely restricted to guns
but a lot of the enemies are melee-based doesn't help either; it's
really easy to get mobbed.

But I was never really into action-RPGs, and my play-through was
fairly superficial; I didn't really delve into the mechanics beyond
what was necessary to get to the end-boss. (I should also note my
opinion is based on a playthrough from two years ago; there may have
been improvements made since then). There may be more depth to the
game than I noticed. But as a casual player, I found the gameplay a
bit simplistic and unpolished.

But damn, if it doesn't look pretty.